Call Of Duty Endowment Reaches 100,000 Job Placements As Activision Pledges $30M More
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty charity, the Call of Duty Endowment, has hit a major milestone. The charity announced that it has now placed 100,000 military veterans in new civilian jobs, reaching the 100,000 mark two years ahead of schedule.
What's more, Activision Blizzard said it plans to invest a further $30 million into the Call of Duty Endowment to support its objectives over the next five years.
The Call of Duty Endowment was founded in 2009 with the aim of helping soldiers and other military personnel in the US and UK find new jobs after leaving the service.
United States Marine Corps retired general James Jones, who is a co-chair of the charity, said he is proud of the 100,000 figure, but acknowledged that there is «much, much more we can and should be doing to support our veteran community as they transition to civilian employment.»
As for the new round of $30 million in funding, it adds to the $60 million that Activision Blizzard has already invested to help fund the placement of those 100,000 jobs. With the new funding, the Call of Duty Endowment aims to fund the placement of a further 50,000 jobs through grants.
Call of Duty Endowment executive director and vice president Dan Goldenberg said veterans «needs assistance more than ever» right now during the pandemic due to labor issues affecting the job market.
Activision Blizzard also released a new white paper, titled «Lessons Learned for the Future of Veteran Employment,» that contains a number of insights and data points regarding former service people finding new jobs after leaving the military. It states that less than 1/10 of 1% of the $300 billion that the US government spends to support veterans is focused on job placement. Data in the white paper
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